期刊
BIOMATERIALS
卷 105, 期 -, 页码 25-37出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.07.034
关键词
Stress fiber; F-actin; Compaction; Bioreactor; Alpha-smooth muscle actin; Alignment; SOX9; MMP-9; Mechanobiology; Biomechanics; Myofibroblast; Activation
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R21 HL118672, R01 HL110328, R01 HL128745] Funding Source: Medline
Aims: Valve interstitial cells are active and aggressive players in aortic valve calcification, but their dynamic mediation of mechanically-induced calcific remodeling is not well understood. The goal of this study was to elucidate the feedback loop between valve interstitial cell and calcification mechanics using a novel three-dimensional culture system that allows investigation of the active interplay between cells, disease, and the mechanical valve environment. Methods & results: We designed and characterized a novel bioreactor system for quantifying aortic valve interstitial cell contractility in 3-D hydrogels in control and osteogenic conditions over 14 days. Interstitial cells demonstrated a marked ability to exert contractile force on their environment and to align collagen fibers with the direction of tension. Osteogenic environment disrupted interstitial cell contractility and led to disorganization of the collagen matrix, concurrent with increased ctSMA, TGF-beta, Runx2 and calcific nodule formation. Interestingly, RhoA was also increased in osteogenic condition, pointing to an aberrant hyperactivation of valve interstitial cells mechanical activity in disease. This was confirmed by inhibition of RhoA experiments. Inhibition of RhoA concurrent with osteogenic treatment reduced pro-osteogenic signaling and calcific nodule formation. Time-course correlation analysis indicated a significant correlation between interstitial cell remodeling of collagen fibers and calcification events. Conclusions: Interstitial cell contractility mediates internal stress state and organization of the aortic valve extracellular matrix. Osteogenesis disrupts interstitial cell mechanical phenotype and drives disorganization, nodule formation, and pro-calcific signaling via a RhoA-dependent mechanism. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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